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Rare Genetic Disorder Raises Cancer Risk by Blocking Repair of Chemo-Damaged DNA

Scienmag

A groundbreaking discovery has unveiled a previously unknown hereditary syndrome that critically impairs the body’s DNA repair mechanisms, thus elevating patients’ susceptibility to blood cancers and complicating their responses to chemotherapy.

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Cost-Effective Genetic Testing Advances Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

Scienmag

The research centered on using PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), a molecular genetic approach, to detect mutations associated with increased prostate cancer susceptibility. The RFLP method detects SNPs by introducing restriction enzyme recognition sites, which vary based on genetic variants.

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This Common Artificial Sweetener Can Break Down DNA, Scientists Warn

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According to a new study, it’s also capable of damaging the DNA material inside our cells. As DNA holds the genetic code controlling how our bodies grow and are maintained, that’s a serious problem that […]

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Real-time DNA analysis during neurosurgery offers personalized brain tumor treatment

Medical Xpress

A team of researchers at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel Campus, the Kiel University, and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, have developed an innovative method for real-time molecular genetic classification of brain tumors during surgery.

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ERC Grants €2.5 Million to TIGEM Researcher for Advancing Programmable Genetic Circuits

Scienmag

At the forefront of this paradigm shift is Professor Diego di Bernardo, Genomic Medicine Program Coordinator at the Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) in Naples and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Naples “Federico II.” His groundbreaking project, DIMERCIRCUITS, backed by a prestigious €2.5

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Mysterious Viral DNA in Human Genome Linked With Psychiatric Disorders

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Around 8% of human DNA is made up of genetic sequences acquired from ancient viruses. Our latest research suggests that some ancient viral DNA sequences in the […]

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Tome Biosciences debuts with $213M and a new way to edit the genome

Bio Pharma Dive

Based on the work of MIT scientists, the well-funded startup is developing ways to insert large sizes of genetic material anywhere in the genome without damaging or breaking DNA.

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